Attachment for vehicles.



W. WALSH, JR.

ATTACHMENT FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED 11111.25, 1913.

1,064,797, Patented June 17, 1913.

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l0 W Ultoznc WA mum Wm WILLIAM WALSH, JR., OF AVOCA. PENNSYLVANIA.

ATTACHMENT EFOR VEHICLES.

Application filed January 25, 1913.

Specification of Letters'Iatent.

Patented June 17, 1913. Serial No. 744,081.

' le it known that l. \Vnmmn lVALsH, Jr., a citizen of the UnitedStates, residingat Aroea. in the county of Luz'crne and State Z- flennsyhania. have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAttachments for l'ehicles. of which the following is a sper tication. I

Sly nnention relates to improvements in 10 atta hments for vehicles, theobject of the invention being to provide an attachment for earlocomotives, automobiles or other rehicles which will prevent the samefrom toppling or falling over and will move by to gravity into positionto form a supporting prop for the vehicle in the event; the latter fallssidewise.

A great many persons are injured in railroad and other wrecks by reasonof the fact 2) that the vehi le whether it be the locomotive, ear, orroad vehicle topples over and the occupants are either crushed orinjured by the fall. \Vhen my improved attachments are in positi n onthe vehicle, or

(If; rather on the body of the yehirle at both sides, it the body tiltsto either side, the at taehnients will maintain a vertical orapproximate vertical. and will engage the ground acting as prop:-; orbraces to hold the body against falling completely over,

thus oln'iatin; injuries which would otherwise occur.

further obje t is to provide an improved attuclnnent of this characterwhich may he miunlt'artnred and sold at a reasonably low price, andwhich may be attached to any ordinary vehicle without altering thelatter.

With these and other objects in view, the

en invention consists in certain novel features ci -"the. upper end ofmy improved attachment k showing the prop broken away, and Fig. 4 is \iw in section through the upper end attarhnunt taken in line with thepivot bolt.

t represents a ear to the opposite sides of which my improvedattachments are secured. \Vhile I have shown two attachments at eachside, I would have it understood that I am not limited to any particularnumber, and also that while my improvemeuts are illustrated inconnection with a car, they are adapted for use in conneetion with alocomotive, automobile, or any other vehicle.

All the attachments are precisely alike and hence the description of onewill apply alike to all. Each attachment comprises parallel blocks 2, 2,which are adapted to' be secured to the vehicle body in any approvedmanner. These blocks are connected by a pivot bolt 3 which extendsthrough alined openings 4 in blocks near their upper ends, and said beltat one end is provided with a head 5 and at its other end with a. nut 6to clamp the same in position. The bolt 3 projects through an opening 7in a prop 8, the opening 7 being located near the upper end of the prop.The prop 8 in cross sec tion is preferably of semi-cylindrical form, sothat it has a flat face 9 located adjacent the side of the vehicle body,yet Spaced therefrom sufficiently to allow the prop to pivot withincertain limits. This ivotal movement of the prop is controlle by, a

cross bar 10 which on its inner face, at its ends, is provided with aplurality of teeth 11 which tit in recesses 12 in the blocks 2 and aresecured in said recesses by screws 13. It will be noted that the crossbar 10 is in a plane below the bolt 3, so that when the prop swingsoutwardly, it; will contact with the bar, and when aetin as a supportfor the tilted car body, this bar 10 will sustain its proportion ofstrain and will effectually hold the body against further tiltingmovement. The lower end of the prop is shar ened as shown at 14, so thatwhen the'b y tilts, this sharpened lower end will Stick into the groundand prevent slipping. Ordinarily, the vehicle body when in uprightposition maintains the props 6 against the sides of the body, so thatthey do not pr0- 'ect from the body any appreciable distance, but whenthe body tilts over, the props swing outwardly and engage the ground,holding the body from tilting/all the way over, and performing such afunction auto-- matically.

My improvements may be attached to any vehicle, and as above stated, Ido not limit myself to the particular vehicle or to the particulardetails of construction set forth, but consider myself at liberty tomake such changes and alterations as fair y fall within the spirit andscopeof the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let- Li ters Patent is:

1. A.n attachment for vehicles comprising a pair of blocks, a boltconnecting the blocks and a prop pivotal ly supported on the bolt andfreely "swlnging .thereupon, substan- 10 tially'as described.

2. An attachment for vehicles-comprising a pair of blocks, means rigidlyconnecting the blocks, a freely swinging prop, and av boltconnectingsaid propto the support,

15 substantially as described 20 prop, substantially as. described. 1

5. An attachment for vehicles coinprisi rrg parallel blocks, a proppivoted between the blocks, a cross bar secured to the blocks andlimiting the pivotal movement of the prop,

and said cross bar on its inner face at its ends having teeth positlonedin IGCGSSQSIII the blocks, substantially as described.

n In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM WALsH, JR.

Witnesses:

FRANK J. PARKS, JOSEPH NICHOLAS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for live cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of 1 atents, Wa-sh lngton, D. G.

